Clinic advantages
Fully equipped «Health base»
The 21-storey hospital building has an intelligent system that instantly reacts to any problems inside. The clinic has 30 observation rooms that can be converted into intensive care units in case of an emergency.
Multidisciplinary approach
LIV Istinye provides tertiary medical care and admits patients in all areas of medicine, unites multidisciplinary departments. Istinye University has become a reference medical center for five years thanks to its departments that grow and develop every day.
Personalized medicine
LIV Hospital at Istinye University works for patient satisfaction and offers reliable and quality medical services.
Organ transplantation Center
LIV Istinye clinic is one of the reference centers for organ transplantation in Turkey with an understanding of services according to international standards, experienced staff and technological equipment.
Transplantations which are performed here:
- From a living and deceased donor;
- From a relative and unrelated donor;
- In the adult and child age groups;
- Transplantation of several organs at the same time to one patient;
- Kidney transplantation;
- Liver transplantation;
- Pancreas transplantation.
Organ transplantation requires an experienced team and a well-equipped center. Multiple organ transplantation and pediatric transplantation are performed in trusted centers under the supervision of specialists. The team of the LIV Istinye clinic has many years of experience in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantations (about 7 000 kidneys, 2 000 liver transplantations). The doctors of the department assure high patient survival, quickly find solutions to patients’ health problems both during the operation and in the postoperative period.
Neurology
The department of neurology diagnoses and treats many diseases of the nervous system, the most common of which are:
- Dementia;
- Stroke;
- Epilepsy;
- Headache;
- Dizziness;
- Multiple sclerosis;
- Movement disorders.
A fully equipped sleep laboratory also serves the hospital, in particular for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea and sleep disorders.
Diagnosis of neurological diseases requires exact imaging of the brain, blood vessels and nerves. For this purpose, LIV Istinye conducts an MRI study of the brain with a contrast agent, blood tests, EEG monitoring and screening to identify the risk of stroke.
The clinic provides modern methods of treating strokes: intravenous thrombolysis, endovascular thrombectomy, stent placement. Particular attention is paid to caring patient in the post-stroke period. To prevent the complications of stroke and restore cognitive functions, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy are performed.
Neurosurgery
The department of neurosurgery performs surgical treatment of diseases of the nervous system. During operations, advanced technological methods are used, such as neuronavigation, neuromonitoring, and deep brain stimulation.
Istinye LIV University Hospital deals with the surgical treatment of the following diseases of the nervous system:
- Tumors of the brain and pituitary gland;
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and aneurysm;
- Spinal hernia;
- Spinal stenosis;
- Compression of nerves.
The main methods of treatment that are used in the department of neurosurgery:
Neuronavigation
During operations, it is very important to remove the tumor without damaging healthy brain tissue. Neuronavigation technology ensures the preservation of tissues, makes it possible to take a biopsy of brain tumors. This helps the doctor to make the most accurate diagnosis and prescribe the appropriate treatment for the patient.
Staining of the tumors
At Istinye LIV University Hospital, resections (removal) of brain tumors and operations for cerebrovascular diseases are performed under fluorescence (staining of the tumor) direction. This procedure is not available in all centers in Turkey and the world.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
It is a surgical procedure used to treat a variety of disabling symptoms. Most often, deep brain stimulation is performed for Parkinson’s disease. The procedure relieves the patient of debilitating symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, stiffness, slow movement and problems with walking.
Orthopedics and traumatology
The department of orthopedics and traumatology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, sports and domestic injuries, diseases of the hands, shoulders, elbows, knee joints and congenital pathologies.
The orthopedics and traumatology department of LIV Hospital, which constitutes the clinical infrastructure of regional orthopedics, offers 24-hour individual treatments.
Main directions:
- Arthroplasty (joint replacement) operations;
- Arthroscopy of the joints;
- Diagnostic and treatment of the foot, ankle, knee, hip, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder;
- Spine surgery (scoliosis, kyphosis, herniated intervertebral spaces);
- Pediatric orthopedics;
- Oncological orthopedics.
Knee arthroscopy
Arthroscopic surgery is an operation performed by opening at least two small holes on the surface of the skin without large incisions. This procedure allows you to examine all parts of the joint and assess their condition while maintaining anatomical integrity.
The specialists of the LIV Istinуе clinic provide standard surgery plan:
- Orthopedic consultation;
- Knee arthroscopy;
- Sanitation of the knee articular cartilage;
- Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament;
- MRI;
- CT scan;
- Preoperative blood tests.
Arthroplasty
This is a joint replacement surgery. Prosthetic surgery may be required as a result of rheumatic diseases and fractures. Often, prosthetics are performed on the knee and hip, shoulder and elbow joints.
Spine surgery
In The department of orthopedics and traumatology of the LIV Istinye clinic, doctors provide surgical treatment of diseases of the spine:
- Congenital diseases of the spine (scoliosis, kyphosis);
- Intervertebral hernia;
- Spinal displacement;
- Narrow channel;
- Fractures caused by spinal cord injury;
- Spinal tumors.
Oncology
Screening tests for oncological diseases (breast, lung, stomach, kidney, colon, prostate, cervical cancer), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, regional radioactive treatment, radiofrequency treatment are among the medical services provided in the hospital’s medical oncology department of LIV Istinye clinic.
The department provides its patients with the best conditions for staying in the clinic:
- 16 chemotherapy rooms with a box system and TV connection;
- Comfortable chemotherapy zone equipped with bright and cutting edge technology;
- Centralized supervision and support of nurses in the chemotherapy department;
- Spacious and large waiting room;
- Control of medication intake.
Directions of the oncology department of LIV Istinye:
- Chemotherapy — adjuvant, neoadjuvant and primary.
- Targeted therapy — targeted drugs that act on neoplasm tissue in certain forms of cancer (lung, breast, colon, kidney, ovarian, skin tumors).
- Immunotherapy is an effective treatment of tumors by stimulating the immune system (for malignant melanoma, lung and kidney tumors).
- Co-treatment with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), radioembolization (TARE), radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
- Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a system for directing a large number (201) of low-energy beams that act precisely on the tumor and do not affect healthy tissue. One day after the treatment with the Gamma Knife and patient can return to his usual life.
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